The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-11

The Common CouneiI Grants the New Line
All Prfvileoep Asked.

10 CONSIDER the TWO street follWay PROPOSE
lions pending before that bsdy. Twenty
five members were in attendance. Presi.
dent John s. Bethel in tho chair.
As printed copies Of the proposed or
dinances were furnished the members, the
reading thsreof was dispensed with.
Mr.. CumnoAs moved the adoption Of
the ordinance relating to the City Rail
way Company.
Mr.. Conner, as an amendment to the
ordinance, offered the following addition
to the line Of the City Railway Company:
From Broad along Ninth to Leigh, up
Leigh to Brook avenue, thence to stables.
From Main along Twenty-frst to
Church Hill avenue, to Twenty-fifth,
along Twenty-fifth to Q, out Q to Tween
ty-sixth, along Twenty-sixth to Z, and
down P to Twenty-ffth.
On motion OF Mr.. Owen, Colonel Jo
Lane Stern was allowed to address the
Council in behalf Of the Richmond Street
Railway Company. Colonel Stern asked
for several changes In the route. He
demonstrated that II the present propo-
sition was granted that sum not less
than 100000 would be paid the city in
taxes within the next fifteen years.
Captain John A. Coke, counsel for the
Union Passenger Railway Company, then
spoke In favor Of the new enterprise. He
said that his company was the first to
propose the Church and Union Hill line.
Two years age the old company had
petihonsd to DO allowed to run track up
Leigh street, but when the Church Hill
branch was tackled on by the Council, the
Nd si1o-A1 - hill - kar
Now, when the new company came to
the front and offered to run a track on
Church Hill and Leigh street, the old
company also offers to build Church
Hill branch. 1t 4. no more than fair that
the new company should be allowed the
privilege which they were the first to
ask. Mr.. ConRors spoke in favor OF his
amendment, granting the City Railway
all privileges asked for by that company,
and virtually killing the new enterprise.
Mr.. Bethel favored the new company,
as also did Mr. Kaufman, both Of whom
presented their views in short speeches. |
Mr.. Farrar said that he was In favor of
both companies, and was opposed to do
Ing anything that would obstruct the
progress OF the new corporation.
Mr.. Murphy stated that he was mem |
Der OF the Street Committee and as such |
was familiar with the whole subject. He
was prepared 10 say that the whole sub !
Jet had been thoroughly considered by |
the committee. He was satisfied that the |
public at large are unanimous in their |
wish for = competing line.
Mr. Archer said he didn't know how |
Jackson Ward was going to be benefited
by the proposed new line. The map of
the new line reminded him Of the Jack
son Ward line, anyhow" He was in
favor Of the new company, il for no 9TH
er reason than that they will necessarily
be obliged to give out large quantity of
work He was willing to give the new
everything for which they asked.
The question was then called upon Mr..
Connors amendment, giving the old
company the privileges they desired
The amendment was lost by vote OF 4
ayes TO 81 noes.
Mr.. Starke moved to lay the ordinance
On the table temporarily. As his reason
therefor, he said that there was some
slight difference between the Street Com
mittee and the company as to the amount
Df taxes to be paid the city.
The next business was the consdera-
ion Of the ordinance in relation TO priv {
leges to be granted to the new company,
!. {. the Union Passenger Railway Com
Dany.
Mr. Hayes moved TO amend the Ordi-
nance so as 10 have the line run up
Leigh street instead of Clay. The amend /
nent was lost
Mr.. Parrish moved TO amend so as 10 |
sbsolve the company for five years from
ieeplng the portion of street used by the J
in repair.
Mr.. Parrish offered an amendment 10 :
'llsw no company to run more than five \
uccessive blocks on their tracks. De- +
Gated by vote OF Is to 8. I
The same gentleman Mr. Parrish, who L
5 patron OF the bill, moved to amend the I
equirsments that the company shall be /
axed one per cent upon its net profits q
or FIVE years; for the following three r
ears four per cent; and for the remain Y
NJ five years six per cent. so as TO pay
go per car, and an nd oai0rem tax upon r,
he amount! Of money invested. :,
The opinion of The City Attorney be- I;
lg called for, he stated that the city G
Ould not possibly hold the company to Z
heir proposition, even should they agree II
D is The only way of taxing a railway A
ompany Of any kind is upon the receipts n
r so much per car. The Beard of Pub 81
C Works alone has the right to assess L
'xes upon a railroad.
Mr.. Cutchins offered as a substitute for
lie whole matter that the company's sa
'xasion for five years be per cent, and D
tier that time until January 1, 1900,
lall pay per cent. per annum upon the
ross receipts. st
The ordinance as whole was then adj
pied.
The ordinance referring to the City
ailway Company was then taken from W,
70 table M
Mr.. Connors moved to amend so as to pa
Ike away from the city the right to pre-
ribe what gauge shall be used. Car
ed.
Mr.. Starke proposed to amend by tax
g the company two per cent. upon its wa
oss receipts. Adopted. =.
Several other slight amendments were
tAl g, 4. A.